Alexander
@Alexander
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Alexander
@Alexander -
almost 5 years ago
Deng retires after signing one-day deal with Chicago Bulls
Luol Deng: British NBA star retires after signing one-day deal with Chicago BullsBritain's Luol Deng has retired from basketball after signing a one-day contract with Chicago Bulls, meaning he ends his playing career with the NBA franchise at which it started in 2004.Deng...continued![109277796 gettyimages 1131950302](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/11091/production/_109277796_gettyimages-1131950302.jpg)
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a16z’s Andrew Chen on the opportunities today for consumer tech startups
a16z’s Andrew Chen on the opportunities today for consumer tech startups – TechCrunchAt TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco last week, Extra Crunch managing editor Eric Eldon sat down with Andrew Chen, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Andrew focuses on consumer tech...continued![Andrew chen 1](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Andrew-Chen-1.png?w=600)
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Google aims to change the definition of good photography with Pixel 4’s software-defined camera
Google aims to change the definition of good photography with Pixel 4’s software-defined camera – TechCrunchGoogle’s new Pixel 4 camera offers a ton of new tricks to improve its photographic chops, and to emphasize the point, it had Professor Mark Levoy, who leads camera ...continued![Screen shot 2019 10 15 at 11.01.08 am](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-15-at-11.01.08-AM.png?w=713)
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Wall Street Journal: Federal prosecutors examining Rudy Giuliani's business dealings in Ukraine
Wall Street Journal: Federal prosecutors examining Rudy Giuliani's business dealings in UkraineWashington (CNN)Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are examining Rudy Giuliani's Ukraine business dealings, including his bank records, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, ci...continued![191010190121 rudy giuliani polisi oped super tease](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191010190121-rudy-giuliani-polisi-oped-super-tease.jpg)
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How Deutsche Bank Hired Its Way to the Top in China
How Deutsche Bank Hired Its Way to the Top in China“These events date back as far as 2002 and have been dealt with,” the statement said.Here are six takeaways from the investigation.Like other investment banks, Deutsche Bank learned early on that relationships were crucia...continued![14takeaways db china2 facebookjumbo](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/10/14/multimedia/14TAKEAWAYS-DB-CHINA2/14TAKEAWAYS-DB-CHINA2-facebookJumbo.jpg)
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Mitch McConnell Urges FDA To Ease CBD Regulations 'Within 120 Days'
Mitch McConnell Urges FDA To Ease CBD Regulations 'Within 120 Days'Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell (R), a chief proponent of a hemp legalization provision in the 2018 Farm Bill, has put the pressure on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite the path for lawfu...continued![20190918160606 gettyimages 1133022286](https://assets.entrepreneur.com/content/3x2/2000/20190918160606-GettyImages-1133022286.jpeg)
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Making technology accessible for everyone
Making technology accessible for everyoneThe World Health Organization estimates that 15 percent of the world’s population—over 1 billion people—have a disability. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an opportunity to look at how technology enables ...continued![Google 200x200](https://migration-dot-gweb-uniblog-publish-prod.appspot.com/static/blogv2/images/google-200x200.png)
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4 Ways to Make Prices Seem Lower Than They Are
4 Ways to Make Prices Seem Lower Than They AreAs a marketer, I love testing things to see what will increase sales. The headlines, the copy, the imagery. But when it comes to a product’s pricing page, I use the same strategy as when I’m driving a car: If nobody is screami...continued![20190920165736 gettyimages 1001298536](https://assets.entrepreneur.com/content/3x2/2000/20190920165736-GettyImages-1001298536.jpeg)
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Cisco hit by an internal network outage
Cisco hit by an internal network outage – TechCrunchNot a great start to the day for Cisco employees, many of which are struggling in the face of an internal IT outage.The technology and networking giant confirmed in a tweet it was “aware of some disruption” to its IT sys...continued![Gettyimages 841249876](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GettyImages-841249876.jpg?w=603)
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Dealing With China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost
Dealing With China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost - The New York TimesThis sort of corporate capitulation is hardly surprising. For Western companies, China is simply too big and too rich a market to ignore, let alone to pressure or to police. If the first and most important ...continued![09manjooweb facebookjumbo](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/10/09/opinion/09manjooWeb/09manjooWeb-facebookJumbo.jpg)
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Twitter Used Your Phone Number to Send You Ads. Now What?
Twitter Used Your Phone Number to Send You Ads. Now What?Talk about being caught between a tweet and a hard place. Twitter, in its infinite wisdom, recently admitted that it messed up and used email addresses and phone numbers—provided by users as part of their account se...continued![Sa879g9ukknh0pllqchh](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/sa879g9ukknh0pllqchh.jpg)
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Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $8 Billion in Risperdal Case Involving Male Breast Growth
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $8 billion in Risperdal CaseJohnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $8 billion in punitive damages in a case involving the way that the anti-psychotic drug Risperdal was marketed. Some male patients have argued that the drug caus...continued![Wety6po3inuuwmi4cyxh](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--31pdH_-q--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_900,q_80,w_1600/wety6po3inuuwmi4cyxh.jpg)
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California Law Officially Bans Facial Recognition in Police Body Cams
California Law Bans Facial Recognition in Police Body CamerasCalifornia will block police officers from including facial recognition technology in their body cameras, joining two other states that have created similar laws—Oregon and New Hampshire.On Tuesday Gov. Gavin Ne...continued![Vhxo1qwrqmkccnf7nmh8](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/vhxo1qwrqmkccnf7nmh8.jpg)
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Armenia and the technology of diaspora
Armenia and the technology of diaspora – TechCrunchIt’s a tough world out there for small countries. Technology is the future, everyone knows that; but how do you claim your share of that future when you’re competing with America, China, the EU and India?How do you build ...continued![Wcit hq 2](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wcit-hq-2.jpg?w=533)
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almost 5 years ago
US government adds Chinese facial recognition firms to entity list
US government adds Chinese facial recognition firms to entity listThe blacklisted tech companies include Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. and Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., which are two of the largest video surveillance firms in the world. Both companies have ca...continued
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Alexander
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almost 5 years ago
US government adds Chinese facial recognition firms to entity list
US government adds Chinese facial recognition firms to entity listThe blacklisted tech companies include Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. and Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., which are two of the largest video surveillance firms in the world. Both companies have ca...continued
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NASA launches a new Earth-like planet hunting telescope using a giant balloon
NASA launches a new planet-hunting telescope using a giant balloon – TechCrunchA new telescope will seek out planets that resemble Earth from a height of around 125,000 feet, using special optical technology that will filter out light from the stars they orbit to provide ...continued![926a7f1c 8854 4d69 9431 f27bc97df0ad](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/926a7f1c-8854-4d69-9431-f27bc97df0ad.jpg?w=699)
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Alexander
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almost 5 years ago
Factbox: Fans, U.S. politicians, others react to NBA's China controversy
Factbox: Fans, U.S. politicians, others react to NBA's China controversy(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) took flak on Monday for its response to a tweet by a Houston Rockets official supporting Hong Kong protests for democracy.Rockets General Manager ...continued
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Alexander
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almost 5 years ago
How Bongo, the ‘Netflix of Bangladesh’, won the local video streaming market with just $10M
How Bongo, the ‘Netflix of Bangladesh,’ won the local video streaming market with just $10M – TechCrunchThousands of miles away from the U.S., where technology giants, cable networks, and studios are locked in an intense multi-billion dollar battle to court users to their...continued![Gettyimages 465424654](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GettyImages-465424654.jpg?w=600)
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Quickly Scan and Transcribe Business Cards With This App
Quickly Scan and Transcribe Business Cards With This AppHow to Get Google to Let You Know When the Price Drops on Something You Want to BuySource: Lifehacker.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Mobile app • Google •![Twskapub3xuiz5vambiq](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--UvL__TGN--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_900,q_80,w_1600/twskapub3xuiz5vambiq.jpg)
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Disney Bans Netflix Ads As Streaming's Marketing Wars Intensify
Disney Bans Netflix Ads As Streaming's Marketing Wars IntensifyDisney is banning advertising from Netflix across its entertainment TV networks , according the The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. It's "a sign that the marketing wars over stream...continued
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Work in sales? Here's how to close more deals.
Work in sales? Here's how to close more deals.We're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.org![2019%252f10%252f04%252ff1%252f6b331857d5584778bc819501f6f1de9e.7f90f.jpg%252f1200x630](https://mondrian.mashable.com/2019%252F10%252F04%252Ff1%252F6b331857d5584778bc819501f6f1de9e.7f90f.jpg%252F1200x630.jpg?signature=gNEpLyRcO8R5jxFPDsRrCn0fzxE=)
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Sandrine
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How Do I Get Safari to Use 1Password Instead of Keychain?
How Do I Get Safari to Use 1Password Instead of Keychain?Welcome back to Tech 911, Lifehacker’s weekly technology-advice column. This week, we’re tackling a question from a reader who finds it annoying when his browser prompts him to save passwords on a service he’d rathe...continued![Dvrdpkyht1c28eqcmif1](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--EIr81JIn--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_900,q_80,w_1600/dvrdpkyht1c28eqcmif1.jpg)
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Elody
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How a Large Creative Brand Accomplishes Its Marketing Goals
How a Large Creative Brand Accomplishes Its Marketing GoalsIn this video, Entreprenreur Network partner Eric Siu completes an evaluation of Adobe and how the company stacks up in its marketing acumen.Siu says he admires Adobe, specifically in its efforts to develop into o...continued![20191001164231 maxresdefault3](https://assets.entrepreneur.com/content/3x2/2000/20191001164231-maxresdefault3.jpeg)
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Cardless ATMs Are Here, and So Are Cardless ATM Scams
Cardless ATMs Are Here, and So Are Cardless ATM ScamsThe 'One Cent' Big Mac on DoorDash Is Not Really One CentSource: Lifehacker.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Automated teller machine • Automated teller machine • Big Mac • DoorDash •![Xsfj1nwcjmrgxm3bzn4s](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--kEICtrte--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_900,q_80,w_1600/xsfj1nwcjmrgxm3bzn4s.jpg)
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